Association to honor firefighters with 50 years of service

BROOME COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION
50-YEAR ACTIVE MEMBER RECOGNITION PROGRAM
The Broome County Firefighters’ Association recognizes that 50 years in the fire service is a
milestone to be rewarded. Therefore, starting in 2015, the Firefighters’ Association will honor any
firefighter who has devoted 50 years of “active” service to the fire service. “Active” means that
the person, for 50 years, was actively involved in the fire company, regularly responding to calls
in any capacity- fire, fire police, or EMS - attending training and/or meetings on a regular basis.
In the initial stage of the program, to recognize members who served 50 years prior to the
beginning of our program the Firefighters’ Association will recognize any member who was active
for 50 years, but who may not currently be active. Firefighters whose names are submitted, must
be living at the time their application is submitted. Posthumous awards will be made only to
firefighters who passed away since their application was submitted.
A form should be submitted either by the person him/herself, family member, or by a
representative of the fire company (e.g. fire company president, secretary, chief, etc.) Dates of
membership should be included as accurately as possible. Forms submitted should be signed by
a fire company officer to indicate that the dates in the application are correct.
A person who has been in the fire service with more than one fire company and has a total of 50
years or more (including time as a career firefighter) should provide information on the years of
service with the fire companies and should get a signature from at least one fire company
(preferably the one with the most recent service or one with most years of service) to authenticate
membership dates. An attempt will be made to substantiate dates prior to a 50-year award being
made.
Annually a ceremony will be held where 50 year members will be presented awards celebrating
their 50 years of service. Applications received by December 31, of one year will be awarded at
the ceremony in the next year.
Fire companies may submit applications at any time during the year. Applications will be available
at our meetings, on our website, broomefire.com, or by contacting us at
[email protected]
[email protected]
50 YEAR SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM
The Broome County Firefighters’ Association will honor any firefighter who has 50 years of active service
either all with one fire company, or a total of 50 years from multiple fire companies (including career
departments).
Name of honoree: ______________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Contact phone number: __________________________________________________
E-mail: ________________________________________________________________
Date joined: ______________________________________________
Date 50 years of active status completed: ___________________________________
Member current status
9 Active 9 Inactive
Fire company (start with most recent)
Dates of active service
_______________________________________
____________________________
_______________________________________
(Use back or separate sheet if necessary)
____________________________
Certification: (To be signed by a member of one of the fire companies, most recent or most years)
I, _______________________________, have checked fire company records and certify that
(Officer name)
the dates of active service of the above member for our fire company are correct.
Signature: ____________________________________________
Name and title: __________________________________ Phone number: _________________
Fire company: ________________________________________________